my Oldtown favorites

We just got back from Midvalley, haha..no wheelchair! And we had dinner at the new Oldtown Bangsar South Kerinchi. The coolest Oldtown, rasanya. It’s cozy with nice decoration, and costly..haha harga dia lain skit.. Try it.


Ouh I really have to control kegilaan terhadap Ipoh Hor Fun..sedap kan! Nanti dia kembang dalam perut..kenyang sampai sudah.. :D

ouh ya, does anyone of you know the 'Surau Musafir', located in front of the said Oldtown?




p/s Man U 1 BOL 0

deal with it!

I went to KL for a meeting. Lucky me dah la minta tolong, kena belanja pula tuh.. the hotel café served enough variety that I had to refuse, I only ate a little. It was already 1.30pm, dah janji lunch dengan Maisun..tuh yang tak selera tadi :P

Wet met at The Mall, had light lunch at McD, the fried chicken and fries with hot tea (aku bancuh kali kedua.. ok nih last makan McD).. Another girlfiend, Lynn is working here too, but she goes outstation to Penang..Lynn, dah 4 tahun tak jumpa ko!

Maisun is in her sixth month pregnancy, looking great and sexy! Woohoo.. We talked about nothing, giggled hilariously, we guffawed and all for the good time. Until it was almost 2:30 and she had to go back office, just across the mall..hmmm, I had really intended to send her but she knows me better; I’m afraid to cross a road. Rasa bersalah je.. dekat 5 minit juga la bergaduh2 nak hantar Maisun ke seberang jalan tuh..but she said, ko nak aku patah balik hantar ko ke nanti? OMG! dengan music latar sedih aku tengok je dia sampai ke seberang.. :P

I saw a pregnant lady crossing the road, with style..

Hmm! I have a problem to deal with. Masalah melintas jalan.

And this is nothing to do with crossing a road. Saja ja nak cerita. Last year, Hubby and I went to Midvalley, it was already 6pm. I was tired because of the heels. Hubby pula kata ada barang lagi nak beli..ahh..malasnya.. Tiba-tiba ternampak wheelchairs yang banyak tak terpakai kat sana tuh.. “ abang, saya nak naik wheelchair, bole?” I was out of my mind! Definitely, he did not agreed with my silly idea..there were some argument…

..a husband and handicapped wife taking stroll in the mall .. ok for the first 5 minutes, I felt thrilled, kih kih..ntah orang gila nih.. the next 5 minutes and FOREVER, I felt so wrong, bound by guilt.. tiba-tiba nak berdiri kan tak bole..everybody was looking at me.. tengok kesian pula tu..

mungkin akan kehilangan pembaca.. dah insaf dah nih. Hubby is a real good shopper. He knows better when to buy than me. I noticed that he’s very concern of my personal needs, from the major basic to the little thing like facial cotton pun dia boleh terfikir. OMG. TQ.

food for happiness

I met fizah just now, fizah kalaula handphone kita bole buat walkie talkie.. Here's our things, parking kat masjid UM then baru proceed to mana2 destination planned.. and co-pilot is your ultimate companion and guide when driving :P Rather than the radio advertisement or the false promises from traffic report.

We went to my previous company (the parent company la).. this new located huge building, at KL sentral area BUT without visitor parking space. wth? ok la..maybe they aren't ready..but so excited with the opening, and forgot about those basic. EMO ok. In addition to their severe checking, somehow weaken my previous intention..I don't know how about fizah.. I can't believe, I'm your staff here okkk .. I mean I was . hmm.. setelah bersusah payah mencari parking, dan berjalan di construction area.. we only met the receptionist yang susah sangat nak bagi lepas kami naik..

Hari terasa sangat PANAS.

But the lunch save our day! itu lah..food for happiness..sungguh! All bad emotions so faded away with our perut yang kenyang.

it was A&W PJ.. had our Mozara burger, haha actually I have ordered the wrong menu from Burger King..yakin je masa order tuh kan..and of course onion ring, walaupon soon the onion kena buang. I don't eat VISIBLE onion.. yang tak nampak, tak apa. bengong.

oppss All American Food tu..ada kena mengena dengan boikot Israel?

After luncheon, we've separated and I thought fizah intended to lowyat..I drove back home, opened my lappy and started thinking of my next words for a paper work. tapi terblogging pula.. :P

with this old song; Hello Goodbye - Here (In your arms) Nice!

the weekend : Beach & Seafood

Sunday..

..and it was already 3pm. I haven’t made up my mind of what I’d like to accomplish the weekend. When I browsed through ‘things to do in KL’ (I’m not fooling you) I found these two; Bird Park or Bagan Lalang.

..bye bye Bird park..maybe next time.

Bagan Lalang is little known place located between Port Dickson and Pantai Morib, I believe.. and situated just about Sungai Pelek (whatever name it is ). Follow LCCT sign and you’ll notice Bagan Lalang after Dengkil sign.

I was a bit worried if we may possibly reach the beach before sunset..psstt, I’m not the sunset fan anyway.. The ride took 45 minutes (or so) , I saw various small manufacturing / industries, yang macam best.. kerepek desa? nyum2.. and how about dragon fruit? The plant truly organize (I don’t know how to use farming term) …tiba-tiba ada bantal kekabu la tepi jalan..perusahaan rumput mutiara...macam-macam betul.

I saw Concrete Batching Plant (alat pembancuh simen jalan yang macam gergasi tuh) at the middle of the palm oil field..why oh why? Ouh ya, I don’t know but I like to see how these machines operate; macam tower cranes contohnya. Maybe because too much watching ‘Megastructure’ program @551.

Kesimpulannya, perjalanan ni macam pergi Klang pun boleh..pergi Slim River pon ya..kadang2 macam Alor Gajah pon belasah la..until..,


I didn’t expect Bagan Lalang to have such beautiful beach. I ran towards the sand and hih..we should reach here early! It was a perfect place to unwind, its fine sand and the sky was gorgeous blue with some golden ray…

Everything was beautiful, even belakang beach pun..the Sg Pelek. See the reflection? Next, from the main reason I came here (the seafood restaurant.. I save the best for last) .. Sepang Goldcoast. Mungkin selama ni asik nampak signboard 'Sepang Goldcoast' pa dia..ini la..

the place to relax.. I've told you about the fine sand

enjoy the sunset here..

this is the exact view from the seafood restaurant

Anyway, there were few of restaurants to choose..we had ourselves the fresh seafood and our menu;

Ikan Bakar

Davy Jones Sotong bakar

Sotong goreng tepung

Udang masak merah

dan lain lain

..astaghfirullah

tapi habis semuanya..Alhamdulillah.

Tips; 5pm is the best time to reach as you can enjoy snapping and the sunset..then, there is surau nearby..comfortable for both male/female for maghrib pray, with public toilet berbayar. Then, you can proceed for seafood hunting. Makan dengan selesa, relex2.

Tips 2; the place maybe a bit far, seafood lover still can find compete restaurant in KL like jalan Bellamy or Tanglin (suggested kepada siapa2 yang pentingkan air asam kaww) But, still the beach worth your weekend.

thank you.. (pose bodek)

sms

'the devoted little girl

missed her big sister very much

when she left home and got married..'

wah so touching sms from our little (..big hearted),

'imimis muka last ko..'

muka kolej :P ala2 muka baekk

good luck, darl..biology & math kan hari nih?

jemima!

after watching 'Alexander bukan Zulkarnain' ..the making dulu rupanya, followed by documentary on 'Imran final test' (yes Imran Khan the cricket player).. I think I heard Jemima (former wife) spoke in Urdu! I've been adoring her and even more ~ ok, aku takda kena mengena dengan pakistan..but she sounds just nice.

Jemima also attached to Hugh Grant.. this adorable people.

padang-bukit tinggi, sumatera

Puncak Kiambang, Padang Pariaman.

I can’t deny it, I still have butterflies in my stomach every time I fly. But it will soon be evaporate as I glimpse the land and the beautiful clouds. I love the feeling like this; when you know something is awaiting you. Like when you’re traveling.

We just spent 4 exciting days in Padang, Indonesia. It only took 1 hour or less from KL to Padang. dekat..sebelah2 melaka saja.. Our travel guide cum driver, Pak Johan was very helpful and for this tour; 2 nights at Bukit Tinggi and 1 night at Padang (the main town). Bukit Tinggi was just about 2 hours from the main city, BUT we had trapped in their new year’s celebration which caused a MACET TOTAL; as they called it.. I saw the notice with the word macet total at the hotel’s lobby. We stayed at Grand Malindo hotel for Bukit Tinggi, and Pangeran City hotel for Padang city. You may want to upgrade for Ambacang or The Hills if you have much budget.

The grass was greener here ( I’m not talking about the idiom, anyway ) and my first impression of Padang was..eh, macam kat Negeri Sembilan!..yeah..their accent and even the music played in the air..serius macam berada di bus station Kuala Pilah.. yelah, Minang kan..dan ada juga yang bertanya tentang the late Tuanku Jaafar.

mak, sister and I at their famous tower clock - Jam Gadang

Jam Gadang; The structure was build in 1926 during the Dutch colonial era, as a gift from the Queen to city's controleur

ok, now I'm much more interested to zoom in the clock, then tell me what's the mistake you can distinguish?

the number 4

Minangkabau

The famous Pagar Ruyung palace was burnt few months before, (tapi surau dia selamat) so we went to next Istana Lindungan Bulan.

Have you ever wonder why their houses roof designed in such a way? Once upon a time, there was a buffalo fight (buffalo the animal, not the verb meaning; bully) by this two authorities; Minang and Jawa. Before they have had agreed with the event, the Jawa wanted the problem be settle by funds. But the Minang tak mahu tapi ganti dengan anak kerbau dan pasang pisau kat atas tanduk. Wah! Kejam!! You see, anak mesti akan menyusu kat ibu kan..then, habis la..kalah la si Jawa..ouh ya, you will notice that the cars from Padang / Sumatera with plat number BA ( A for Akal), while those from Jawa (Bandung or Jakarta) with BK (K for Kira-Kira)..hmm..ntah betul ke tak Pak Johan nih..

Mereka memakai atap zink, kerana percaya bahawa hidup di bawah tanah adalah sekali sahaja..so, they won’t use the genting-roof. And this place once famous with 'kota serambi Mekah'.. I didn't get when Pak Johan explained us about it ( maybe I was busy snapping ) but we noticed masjid/surau in every 200 meters..banyak..takda masalah nak berhenti mana2.

In every house, there will be no room for their son, anak teruna kena tidur di masjid/surau..

sebuah masjid lama


Ngarai Sianok ( Sianok Canyon)

We were lucky because the hotel (@Bukit Tinggi) was just about few meters from their Wisata Alam (tourist attraction). The weather was fine and the wind blew just very nice..it was a spectacular look from here.

Jangan tak tahu kat bawah tuh sebenarnya adalah bekas Lubang Jepun. Old Japanese were really bad guys..adaka patut pekerja binaan, of couse the local.. killed after their hard work..isk..it was 1946.. but the place was found around '80s.

local tourists

Somehow I think this tunnel lagi canggih dari yang kat Beijing tu

Fort de Knock - just a walk from the previous place.

Bukit Tinggi, from above a bridge..on the way to a museum

On the way from Bukit Tinggi to Padang (main town) we stopped at Hajah Rosma's place.. the place known as akademi tempat sulaman. But she was not around, they were having their kuliah asar at the surau next to this place.

ada orang malaysia (kelantan) belajar kat sini

..dia kata sebulan baru siap..gulp!

Pandai Sikek- the handicraft place.

Hubby was fascinated, while Khairunie was busy SLRing

Shopping; you better don't expect Padang like Bandung/Jakarta. No Factory Outlets..yap, you heard me. So, you'll find only kain2, telekung2, and of course the embroidery memang sangat kelas dan hebat..Tips; pegi kedai bernama Cany. pusing2 tempat lain, kat sini juga aku membeli..

Anyway, if you happen to visit Padang for shopping..please make use your Rupee at Bukit Tinggi..the kain embroidery lebih canggih, cheaper and lots of better choices.

Food; since we were already here in Padang, tak payah la request for Nasi Padang.. So, this is Nasi Padang.. I like it too much.. their sambal hijau (sorry, I don't know the real name) but it tasted great! .. sambal yang cicah2 dengan pucuk paku/other ulam..isk! sedap!! boleh tanding sambal jangan lombok

view from the restaurant

Kat sini memang penuh sawah padi dan kolam ikan..memang tak mati kebulur la nak kata..and it reminds me of my childhood view..main lompat2 atas batas2 tu..

The last day, Pak Johan took us around Padang town..but not so much to visit. We spent some for kerepek2 la and other souvenirs..just like other tourists did.. and of course I bought freezer magnetic, for my collection :P

jambatan Siti Nurbaya

There was a story behind this bridge but I'm not very interested to share..because it wasn't something we want to proud of..hmm, bukan pejuang negara..like we have; Shamsiah Fakeh ke Tun Fatimah etc..

Singkarak Lake

It was truly a regret that we had missed Lake Maninjau because of the raining, and batu Malin Kundang at Pantai Manis. From my personal view, it was just a myth / local story because if anybody want to claim it as a real story, we still have it in different versions; Malin Kundang (Indonesia), Si Tanggang (Malaysia) and Nakhoda Manis (Brunei).. Nevertheless, it was unformal education, I suppose.

from google; maybe it just a coincidence but..still freak me out!

It was a great time for us, I was happy, and most of all my mum was happy too..and even said that she want to be here again, but Jogja maybe?..hehe.. Before I end, I just want to say that Padang is actually a nice place to visit, but maybe the local just not very aware or appreciate of what they have..few places not well maintain, littering happens everywhere. They should know that they have amazing place with history (or myth, I dont care) and so much to share. The history helped them to change their lives, for the better (quote from History channel sbenarnya :P )

p/s jom tengok 'Alexander bukan Zulkarnain' 10 malam setiap jumaat di Oasis channel

outing with kizzy

Hubby and I went to fetch cuz kizzy last night,

.. so today I decided to take her for some outing. The actual plan was to entertain ourselves for a window shopping ..isk! But tersinggah pula at these two places along Jalan Istana to Jalan Mahameru

Err,..tolong sumbangkan SLR

@Istana Negara. Kuda-man tu available selasa & jumaat sahaja ok

@Muzium Negara. posing ala Juma

p/s akan mengheret kizzy ke fav lontong klang esok, sekali dgn AJK yg lain (fizah & k. hani)

yesterday and tomorrow

Yesterday was a blast! Aida and her lovely family are going to London (ouh Adam will be sexy with the accent) so we decided for a small gathering at my home. I cooked my mum’s laksa, and it was my first time ever, dunno if it tasted great..but it almost finish when fiza alkham & beau (the last guest) about to leave.. da da da~

It was such a great time, somehow I felt proud to my girls as in their pregnancy time still looking good and sweet as ever. I truly, by now been thinking of expanding my family.. but I’m not very sure if it is the right time. I mean, am I really ready for a baby? Despite for my tight travel schedule for this year (leisure and work trip), and we know being a mother has never been simple. Nevertheless, deeply in my heart I know that being a mother, I will treasure the love I never thought I have.. isn’t that a beautiful thing? SubhanAllah.

The picture was taken at Taman Botani Putrajaya, I think it was before Maisun’s wedding day..maybe march or april 2007..from left Aida (a.k.a mommyadam), Faie and Maisun; both expecting their babies , Kema, Fizaros and I (tembam! sambil mengisi udara dalam mulut macam ikan buntal)

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Time can do so much. We love or hate it, yet life is about responsibilities. Maybe in this very moment you’re facing a difficulty, it is so hurting like you want to bury you head..ouh please don’t.. Because you should know that there are more and ugliest thing will happen in front. So, besar mana pun masalahnye..ade lagi yg besar tu..releks jek la..kalo tak pon, pi tidoq.

2008 was the toughest and emotionally year, I can say. Things had happened I can’t reveal. All I can say is “Hope and Faith give me space of Relieve” ( at last I have my own philosophy!) Miracle Allah almighty gave us mixture feeling of sweet tenderness when we are in depressed time. That make me look around and I know love keep me going..so wonderful that sometimes I feel like flying without wings.

ouh ya..Happy New Year everyone, its never too late.. I'm not very interested to talk about any resolutions,..or maybe, I just want to be smart in every possible way..yeah that's better!

ouh well, I still thinking about my baby!

baby, mommy will write you a journey of splendid 'poems', as mommy could.
.. Did I sound like very womanly?

picture taken on the way from Padang Pariaman to Bukit Tinggi, Sumatera

Happy Birthday Khairunie

I still remember when you texted my 21st wish..and look at you now, you're so grown up..

akan melalui hari2 penuh 'kenakalan', I wish you joy in your journey of mess and mystery of Life.

ouh ya may Allah bless you and your dream disease (and our dream place)

Be a Good Girl, will miss you around..jaga diri.